World records to pour from U S Olympic Trials in New York
Teen and young American swimmers likely to shatter world marks at the U S Olympic Trials in New York from August 29 to September 3 after a preview at the AAU Championships. Sharon Stouder, 15, wins three events and sets a world mark. Don Schollander, 18, sets two world records in three victories. The piece also notes James V. Bennett's retirement as director of the U S Bureau of Prisons after a 38-year career shaping rehabilitation programs and reducing the federal prison population.
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U. S
New York City
A.A.U
Sharon Stouder
Johnny Weissmuller
Weissmuller
James V. Bennett
U. S. Bureau of Prisons
Bennett
Robert Stroud
Alcatraz
Stroud
Beginning of World War II Seen 25 Years Ago
William B. Dickinson Jr. looks back at the start of World War II on September 1, 1939, when Germany's invasion of Poland began a global war. The piece notes the Gleiwitz incident, Soviet invasion on September 17, and Britain and France declaring war, with reflections on leadership and public opinion. It also includes personal notes and a Howard Humphrey commentary segment.
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Hitler
Poland
U.S
Gleiwitz
S.S
Spondent
William L. Shirer
Warsaw
Soviet Union
Germany
Russia
Great Britain
France
Britain
Munich
England
Shirer
Registerings A Real Humphrey Booster Boosts Humphrey
The narrative covers Hubert Humphrey's West Virginia campaigning from Hurricane to Charleston with visits to Kanawha City Marmet and Cabin Creek. It notes small turnout among workers, a tearful tour of a ghost town, praise for Kennedy, call for tolerance, financial struggles, and lasting optimism about his role in the Democratic ticket and the nation.
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Cabin Creek
White House
Washington
Hamlin
Hinton
Summersville
West Virginia
United States Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Nikita Khrushchev
Charleston
Kanawha City
Marmet
Hubert Humphrey
Senator Humphrey
Hurricane
Logan
Pineville
Princeton
Buckhannon
Fairmont
Kingwood
Martinsburg
Minnesota
New York
West Virginia Gains National Publicity For Attractions
National publicity boosts West Virginia tourism with coverage reaching 15 million people in nine days. Writer's Digest spotlights six glass plants Blenko Rainbow Morgantown Glassware Guild Viking Fenton West Virginia Glass Specialty and magazines like Trailer Topics Cleveland Plain Dealer Chicago Tribune National Geographic Baltimore Sun grant WV scenes. Over 15,000 WV youths gain conservation education with 110 instructors across 152 camping periods and forest safety training.
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Robert M. Gornall
United Press International
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Koder M. Collison
Writer's Digest
Blenko
Rainbow
Morgantown Glassware Guild
Viking
Fenton
West Virginia Glass Specialty
Mountain State
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Seneca Rocks
Seneca
W. Va
Chicago Tribune
Grandview State Park
National Geographic
Cass Cave
Cass
Pocahontas County
Baltimore Sun
New River
Virginia Border
Bluestone State Park
Hinton
M. Lane
Lane
Ashworth Becomes Assistant Superintendent of Schools
E M Ashworth former principal of Eccles Junior High School has assumed duties as assistant superintendent of schools. Superintendent E Van Dorsey said Ashworth will work with Assistant Superintendent Cecil Swim. Paris fashion notes compare berets to fall gay hats with varying sizes. Beckley reports the first Pure Pak Single Service milk containers in the country, a new packaging method per Hugh F Hutchinson of Lewisburg Ice Cream.
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E. M. Ashworth
Eccles Junior High School
E. van Dorsey
Ashworth
Cecil Swim
Beckley
Hugh F. Hutchinson
Lewisburg Ice Cream Company
Dinner in Sunset Heights Sparks Hilarious PR Fantasy
A dinner in San Francisco's Sunset Heights features a reunion with an old friend and a young public relations hopeful who spins wild plans for a Society for the Prevention of the Calling of a Certain Facility John. He envisions converting the name John for 9 percent of boys, launching a broadcast station, and even starting a private pay phone network with comfy booths and a cordial operator. The piece lightly jests at grandiose schemes and local quirks, ending with an offer to share a contact within the speculative phone project.
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San Francisco
Sunset Heights
Carmel
Society For
John
Congress
Bill
James
Niels
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
Willie Mays
Cepeda
Alou
Beckley Newspapers ad rates and delivery details
Published listings from Beckley Newspapers outline subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. It lists daily and Sunday plans for one year, six months, and daily only, with carrier delivery pricing and a note on state sales tax for West Virginia. It also states independent contractor status for carriers and that Beckley Newspaper Corporation is not responsible for advance payments to distributors.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspaper Corporation
Booster Festival committee named by Raleigh County association
At a Raleigh County Business Men's Assn meeting in the courthouse last week a committee was appointed to run the Booster Festival around mid October. Members include J L Bumgardner E M Bayne C L Van Zandt A G Meade Charles Hodel E E Bibb M B Smith E L Ellison Raymond A Smith and William MacTaggart. Young ladies of the M M Club held a Picnic near Raleigh with photos and fishing and picnicking. Members listed include Theresa Higgins Eva Pownall Carrie Burns Elizabeth Burns Wura Clay Lida Clay Ella Wren Eula Redden plus Charleston guest Miss Vacile Marshall.
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Raleigh County Business Men’s Assn
J. L. Bumgardner
E. M. ’Ayne
C. L. van Zandt
A. G. Meade Charles Hodel
E. E. Bibb
M B. Smith
E. L. Ellison
Raymond A Smith
William MacTaggart
M. M Club
Raleigh
Piney River
Theresa Higgins
Eva Pownall
Carrie Burns
Elizabeth Burns
Wura Clay
Lida Clay
Ella Wren Eula Redden
Vacile Marshall
Charleston
Eight-state Midwest zone shapes 1964 race outlook
A top Democrat identifies eight Midwest states Illinois Ohio Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Missouri Minnesota Iowa as the pivotal electoral bloc totaling 129 votes. Goldwater leads in Ohio and Illinois, while Johnson edges in Michigan and Missouri, with Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa split and Missouri close, shaping the November contest.
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Atlantic City
NEA
Middle West
Goldwater
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Johnson
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kennedy
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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